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Endogenous

/ɨnˈdɑdʒənəs/

Produced, originating or growing from within.

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📖 Definitions of "Endogenous"

adjective

1
Produced, originating or growing from within.
2
Of a natural process, or caused by factors within the body.

🔄 Synonyms of "Endogenous"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
endogenic	Originating within the system (as an organism) that it acts upon.
endogenetic	(geology) Originating or occurring within the earth.

↔️ Antonyms of "Endogenous"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
exogenous	Having an external cause.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Endogenous"

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Word	Definition
endogenic	Originating within the system (as an organism) that it acts upon.
endogenetic	(geology) Originating or occurring within the earth.
yolknoun	The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.
internal	Of or situated on the inside.
home-grown	Having been produced locally.
autochthonous	Native to the place where found; indigenous.
indigenous	Born or originating in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.
domestic	Of or relating to the home.
inner	Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something.
interiornoun	The inside of a building, container, cavern, or other enclosed structure.
local	From or in a nearby location.
intrinsic	Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
autobiographynoun	(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
inherent	Naturally as part or consequence of something.
subjectivitynoun	(singular only) The state of being subjective.
autonomous	Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently.
subjective	Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, rather than upon observation or purely logical reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment.
self-protectionnoun	self-defence
national	Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation.
own	Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.